Thursday’s Games

Nonleague

Jurupa Hills vs. Covina Gladstone at Citrus College, 7 p.m.: A year ago, this game was a 23-0 blowout by Jurupa Hills, the Spartans’ only preseason win. Coach Ed McMillon said he expects Gladstone to be a little more dynamic on offense this time. “I look for them to open up the playbook and run some misdirection stuff,” he said. McMillon is looking for his sophomores from last year to show more consistency as juniors this year. McMillon is looking for big games from junior WR/DB Tre’veon Wellmaker and LB/RB Tyler Walker as well as senior lineman Christian Slade.

Serrano vs. Lancaster Paraclete at Antelope Valley College, 7 p.m.: This is a battle of two teams who made the CIF-SS Finals in their respective divisions last year. Serrano fell to Palm Springs in the Eastern Division Final, while Paraclete lost to Pomona for the Mid-Valley Division title. Serrano won this matchup 21-10 last year. This is the eighth straight year the teams have opened against each other, with Serrano winning the last five in the series, by an average of 12.8 points per game.